Hello, today I´m talking about an article in the guardian. In this new, the main topic it´s the relation between the air pollution and the risk in the pregnancy, specifically in low birthweigh and smaller head circumference in the new born.
The study that suggests this, was realized in Europe for UK researches, was in 12 countries in Europe, and was published in "The lancet respiratory medicine". According to the evidence, the research says that this relation is strong, even in places with the pollution is less, its possible observe this, although they not totally secure about this is for air pollution (probably there more factors), whatever they maintain the proposed.
This study its important because both indicator used, low birthweigh and smaller head circumference, have a impact in posterior conditions in the development of individuals, such as a neurodevelopments, and a poor healthy conditions. This have a social dimension too, because the poor people often live at the pollution places and have a poorer diet, then arise a pattern, that in my opinion it´s related with the material conditions of population, and not only occur when analyzed the air polluted.
So, I asked me, its possible a study about this in Santiago or other pollution city in Chile? The results could be very interesting for public healthy, and other indicator about the social inequality that its possible see in the health population too.
This is the original article ;) http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/oct/15/study-air-pollution-traffic-low-birthweight
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